EXULANSIS 1 When I woke up, there was light in the room. I remember the last time I looked at the clock. It showed the time as 4:30 am, I was awake for a long time after that. I don’t really know the time when I went to sleep… I tried recollecting the events of the previous night. I played the game 2 twice last night. No luck… no luck till now 8:30 am I live close to where I work, it’ll take me hardly 10 minutes to reach my office, even if I slack off, I can reach the office way before my shift begins. So waking up at 8:30 is no big deal. My shift begins at 9:00 am, so I went to take a shower, skipped breakfast, as usual. I reached my office, which is a software company which develops algorithms for medical diagnosis and other imaging technologies. I get a hefty salary and a yearly vacation abroad, the perks of being the ideal son and student… I went straight into my cubicle. No one to wish me a good day or even smile at me. I’m used to this now. Working like a robot